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Japanese symbol for “circulating”

Romaji: kayoi
coming and going; going back and forth (between); running between; circulating

In Japanese, circulating is , read (kayoi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n coming and going; going back and forth (between); running between; circulating
  2. n commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; frequenting
  3. n passbook; bankbook

Kanji and stroke order

traffic, pass through, avenue
on: ツウ、ツ
kun: とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “circulating”

WordReadingMeaning
けんでん kendenspreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふつう futsuunormal; ordinary; regular
どおり dooriin accordance with; following
つうじょう tsuujouusual; ordinary; normal
つうしん tsuushincorrespondence; communication; transmission
こうつう koutsuutraffic; transportation
きょうつう kyoutsuucommon; shared; mutual

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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